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Learn MorePharmacist's Cane
- This rare and intriguing cane is actually a portable pharmacy
- The shaft holds vials, a candle, scalpels, a syringe, needles, safety pins, twine and gauze
- The plaque inscribed "La Portativ" is attached to the shaft
- Get complete item description here
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34 1/8" length
Period: | 19th Century |
Origin: | France |
Type: | System/Gadget Canes |
Depth: | 1.13 in. (2.86 cm) |
Width: | 4.5 in. (11.43 cm) |
Height: | 34.13 in. (86.68 cm) |
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